List of companies in Houston
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This is an incomplete list of major companies or subsidiaries headquartered in Houston, Texas and the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Houston is known for its oil and gas industry; Houston has the second highest number of Fortune 500 companies after New York City.[1]
Although Exxon Mobil has its corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas, most[citation needed] of its employees are in Houston.[citation needed] Hewlett-Packard, though its headquarters are in California, it has most[citation needed] of its employees in Harris County, Texas at the former Compaq headquarters.[citation needed] Imperial Sugar's corporate offices and a regional headquarters for Unocal 76, and Schlumberger, are based in nearby Sugar Land. Pi Studios, a video game developer, is also based in Houston. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, CB&I and US Oncology is based in The Woodlands, Texas.[citation needed] Minute Maid has its headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas; previously it was headquartered out of Houston.[5]
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- ^ "Cities with 5 or more FORTUNE 500 headquarters.". FORTUNE 500. May 4, 2009. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/cities/.
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- ^ "Headquarters Location." Continental Airlines. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
- ^ Dawson, Jennifer. "Minute Maid headquarters opens in Sugar Land." Houston Business Journal. Monday February 16, 2009. Retrieved on February 16, 2009.